WORLD TRADE  
ORGANIZATION  G/L/856 
23 September 2008 
 (08-4466) 
 
 
 
COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (REGULAR MEETINGS)  
GENERAL COUNCIL OVERVIEW OF WTO ACTIVITIES (2008) 
 
Report by the Chairperson  
  
 The present report on the regular meetings of the Committee on Agriculture held in 2008 is 
submitted on the responsibility of the Chairperson, Ms . Valeria Csukasi of Uruguay, as agreed by the 
Committee at its meeting on 18 September 2008. 
 
_______________ 
 
 
1. The Committee on Agriculture held regular m eetings on 18 March and 18 September 2008.
1  
A further regular meeting is scheduled for 4 December 2008. 
2. In accordance with Article 18.1 of the Agreemen t on Agriculture ("the Agreement"), at each 
of these meetings the Committee reviewed progress in  the implementation of commitments negotiated 
under the Uruguay Round reform programme.  This review process was undertaken on the basis of 
notifications submitted by Members in the areas of market access, domestic support, export subsidies 
and under the provisions of the Agreement relating to  export prohibitions and restrictions.  In total, 
104 notifications in these areas were subject to review  by the Committee.  At each of its meetings, the 
Committee also reviewed the overall position with respect to compliance with the notification obligations under Article 18.2 and ot her relevant provisions of the Ag reement.  The current situation 
regarding the significant number of overdue notifi cations was underlined.   A document showing the 
current status of compliance with notification requirements is annexed to this report.   
3. The Committee addressed a wide range of gene ral and specific matters relevant to the 
implementation of commitments that were raised independently of notifications under the provisions 
of Article 18.6 of the Agreement. 
4. The follow-up to the Decision on Measures C oncerning the Possible Negative Effects of the 
Reform Programme on Least-Developed and Net F ood-Importing Developing Countries is monitored 
annually by the Committee on the basis, inter alia , of Table NF:1 notifications by donor Members as 
well as contributions by the observer organizations.  Th e next monitoring exercise is to be undertaken 
at the November meeting of the Committee.  The WTO list of Net Food-Importing Developing 
Countries
2 remains unchanged as no new application has been  received since 2005.  
                                                      
1 The summary reports of these meetings are contained in documents G/AG/R/51 and 52 
(forthcoming). 
2   See G/AG/5/Rev.8. G/L/856 
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  5. The Committee maintains a standing item on its agenda relating to implementation issues, 
both in the framework of its follow-up to the Decision by the Doha Ministerial Conference on 
Implementation-Related Issues and Concerns
3, as well as in the framework of issues and proposals 
referred to it by the General Council.4 
6. On 18 September, the Committee held its Seve nth Transitional Review  under paragraph 18 of 
the Protocol on the Accession of the People's Republic of China (G/AG/25). 
7. The following international intergovernmental or ganizations have regular observer status in 
the Committee:  the FAO, the IM F, the International Grains Council, the OECD, UNCTAD, the 
World Food Programme and the World Bank.  At pr esent, no consensus has be en reached as regards 
requests for observer status by twelve other international/intergovern mental organizations.5  
8. The Committee adopted the following schedule for the Committee's regular meetings in 2009: 
12-13 March, 18-19 June, 21-22 Se ptember and 19-20 November. 
                                                      
3  Paragraph 2 of WT/MIN(01)/17 refers.  See also G/AG/16 and G/AG/16/Add.1. 
4  For details on these issues, see G/AG/16, G/AG/16/Add.1 and G/AG/22. 
5  G/AG/W/29/Rev.6 refers.  G/L/856 
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  ANNEX 
 
 
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ECTION A: O UTSTANDING NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE 1995-2002  IMPLEMENTATION YEARS  4 
 
SECTION B: N OTIFICATIONS ISSUED FOR THE 2003-2007  IMPLEMENTATION YEARS  14 
 
SECTION C: T ABLE ES:3  AND TABLE NF:1  NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED FOR THE 2002-2007   19 
  IMPLEMENTATION YEARS  
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  SECTION A: O UTSTANDING NOTIFICATIONS FOR THE 1995-2002  IMPLEMENTATION YEARS  
 
 
Angola  
¾  DS:1 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Antigua and Barbuda  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Bahrain, Kingdom of  
¾  DS:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Bangladesh  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
Barbados  
¾  MA:2 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002 
Belize  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Benin  
¾  DS:1 1999, 2001 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela  
¾  MA:2 2002 
¾  MA:5 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002  G/L/856 
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  Botswana  
¾  MA:5 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Brazil  
¾  MA:2 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002 
¾  ES:2 2002 
Brunei Darussalam  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Burkina Faso  
¾  DS:1 1997, 1999, 2001 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1998, 2001, 2002 
Burundi  
¾  ES:1 2002 
Cameroon  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Central African Republic  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Chad  
¾  DS:1 1997, 1999, 2001 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
China  
¾  DS:1 2002 G/L/856 
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  Congo  
¾  DS:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Côte d'Ivoire  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Croatia  
¾  DS:1 2001, 2002 
Democratic Republic of the Congo  
¾  DS:1 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Djibouti  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Dominica  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
EC MEMBER STATES  
   Bulgaria  
¾  DS:1 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002 
¾  ES:2 2002 
   Cyprus  
¾  ES:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
   Czech Republic  
¾  ES:1 2001 
¾  ES:2 2001  G/L/856 
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      Lithuania  
¾  MA:2 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
    Malta  
¾  DS:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
    Poland  
¾  ES:1 2002 
¾  ES:2 2002 
Egypt  
¾  DS:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Fiji 
¾  DS:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Gabon  
¾  DS:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
The Gambia  
¾  DS:1 1999, 2001 
¾  ES:1 1996 
Ghana  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
Grenada  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 G/L/856 
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  Guatemala  
¾  DS:1 1996, 2002 
Guinea Bissau  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Guinea, Republic of  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Haiti  
¾  DS:1 2001 
¾  ES:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
India  
¾  DS:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 2001, 2002 
Indonesia  
¾  MA:2 2001, 2002 
¾  MA:5 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 2001, 2002 
Jamaica  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Kenya  
¾  DS:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Kuwait  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 G/L/856 
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  Kyrgyz Republic  
¾  DS:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Lesotho  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Madagascar  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
Malawi  
¾  DS:1 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002 
Malaysia  
¾  MA:2 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 1997 
Maldives  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Mali  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Mauritania  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Mauritius  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002G/L/856 
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  Mexico  
¾  MA:2 2000, 2001, 2002 
Moldova  
¾  DS:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002 
Mongolia  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
Morocco  
¾  ES:1 1996 
Mozambique  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Namibia  
¾  MA:5 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  DS:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002 
Nicaragua  
¾  MA:2 1995 
Niger  
¾  DS:1 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Oman  
¾  ES:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
Pakistan  
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002  G/L/856 
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  Papua New Guinea  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Peru  
¾  DS:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Philippines  
¾  DS:1 2002 
Qatar  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Rwanda  
¾  DS:1 1997, 1999, 2001 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Saint Kitts and Nevis  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Saint Lucia  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 2001, 2002 
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Senegal  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002G/L/856 
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  Sierra Leone  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Solomon Islands  
¾  DS:1 1997, 1999, 2001 
¾  ES:1 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Sri Lanka  
¾  DS:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 
Suriname  
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
Swaziland  
¾  MA:5 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  DS:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Tanzania  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Togo  
¾  DS:1 1996, 1998, 2000, 2002 
¾  ES:1 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002
Turkey  
¾  DS:1 2002 
¾  ES:1 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 2001, 2002 
United Arab Emirates  
¾  DS:1 2002 
¾  ES:1 2002  G/L/856 
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  Zambia  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2002 
Zimbabwe  
¾  DS:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:1 2000, 2001, 2002 
¾  ES:2 2001, 2002  
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 MA:1 MA:2 MA:5 DS:1 ES:1 ES:2 
 One -  Imports under tariff quotas Special safeguard  Domestic support Export subsidies Total exports 
 off 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
Albania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA P P  P P P P P P  P P NA NA NA NA NA 
Angola NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Antigua and Barbuda NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Argentina NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X         X X X     X X X               
Armenia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X  X X X X X NA NA NA NA NA 
Australia X* X X X X   X X X X   X X X X    Xa         X                             
Bahrain, Kingdom of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA       X             NA NA NA NA NA 
Bangladesh NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Barbados X*                                         NA NA NA NA NA 
Belize NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Benin NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)             NA NA NA NA NA 
Bolivarian Republic of 
Venezuela X*                          
Bolivia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X     X X X     NA NA NA NA NA 
Botswana NA NA NA NA NA NA                               NA NA NA NA NA 
Brazil X           NA NA NA NA NA X X                                                    
Brunei Darussalam NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Bulgaria X X        NA X       NA         NA         NA                             NA 
Burkina Faso NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)             NA NA NA NA NA 
Burundi NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Cambodia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   NA         NA NA NA NA NA 
Cameroon NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Canada X* X X X     X X X X   X X       X X       X X                      
Cap Verde NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 
Central African Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Chad NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)             NA NA NA NA NA 
Chile X* X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA X X X X   X X X X   X X X               
China X* X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA           X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Colombia X* X X       X X       X X       X X       X X                      
Congo NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA  
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 off 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
Costa Rica X* X X X     X X X X X  X         X X X X   X X X X        
Côte d'Ivoire NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Croatia X* X X X X  X  NA NA NA NA NA           X X X X X  NA NA NA NA NA 
Cuba NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X   X X X X   X X X X        
Democratic Republic of the 
Congo NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)  (NA)  (NA)      NA NA NA NA NA 
Djibouti NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Dominica NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Dominican Republic X X X X  X  X  NA NA NA NA NA X X X  X   X X X X X  X NA NA NA NA NA 
Ecuador X* X X X     X X X     X X X     X X X     NA NA NA NA NA 
Egypt NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
El Salvador X* X X X X                                 NA NA NA NA NA 
European Communities1 X* X   X X      X X X     X         X X       X X                      
Fiji NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Former Yugoslav Republic 
of Macedonia X X X X X  NA NA NA NA NA X X    X     NA NA NA NA NA 
Gabon NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
The Gambia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)   X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Georgia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X   X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Ghana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Grenada NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Guatemala X* X X X X   X                   X         NA NA NA NA NA 
Guinea Bissau NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Guinea, Republic of NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Guyana NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X       X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Haiti NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)             NA NA NA NA NA 
Honduras NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X     X         X                             
Hong Kong, China NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X  X X X X X NA NA NA NA NA 
Iceland X X X                 X                                                      
India             NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Indonesia X*                                                                            
Israel X* X X       X X       X X       X X       X X                       
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 off 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
Jamaica NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Japan X* X X X X    X X X X  X X X X  X   X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Jordan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X       X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Kenya NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Korea, Republic of X* X X       X X       X X       X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Kuwait NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Kyrgyz Republic NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Lesotho NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Macao, China NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X  X X X X X  X NA NA NA NA NA 
Madagascar NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Malawi NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Malaysia X*           X X                 X X       X X                      
Maldives NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Mauritania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Mauritius NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA         X         X NA NA NA NA NA 
Mexico X           X X X     X X        X X        X X                      
Moldova NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Mongolia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA           X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Morocco X                                         NA NA NA NA NA 
Mozambique NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Myanmar NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA)   (NA) X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Namibia NA NA NA NA NA NA                               NA NA NA NA NA 
Nepal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   NA         NA NA NA NA NA 
New Zealand X* X X X X   X X X X   X X X     X X X X   X X X X        
Nicaragua X X X       X X       X X       X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Niger NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Nigeria NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X   X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Norway X* X X       X X X X X X X       X X       X X                      
Oman NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X  X  X         NA NA NA NA NA 
Pakistan NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X                                                
Panama X* X X X X   X X       X X X     X         NA NA NA NA NA  
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 off 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
Papua New Guinea NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Paraguay NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X         X         NA NA NA NA NA 
Peru NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Philippines X* X X       X X                 X X       X X                      
Qatar NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   X         X       NA NA NA NA NA 
Romania X* X X     NA         NA         NA         NA                             NA 
Rwanda NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)             NA NA NA NA NA 
Saint Kitts and Nevis NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Saint Lucia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Saint Vincent and the 
Grenadines NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA           NA NA NA NA NA 
Saudi Arabia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X   NA NA NA X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Senegal NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Sierra Leone NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Singapore NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X X X X X X NA NA NA NA NA 
Solomon Islands NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   (NA)   (NA)             NA NA NA NA NA 
South Africa X* X X X X   X X X X   X X X     X X X     X X  X                   
Sri Lanka NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Suriname NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA 
Swaziland NA NA NA NA NA NA                               NA NA NA NA NA 
Switzerland X* X X X X X  X X X X X X X       X X X X X X X X X X 
Chinese  Taipei X* X X X X X  X X X X X X X X     X X X X X NA NA NA NA NA 
Tanzania NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Thailand X* X X X     X X X     X X       X X X     X X X               
Togo NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Tonga NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   NA NA NA NA   NA NA NA NA NA 
Trinidad and Tobago NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X   X X X X   NA NA NA NA NA 
Tunisia X* X X X X   X X X X   X X X X         NA NA NA NA NA 
Turkey NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                                                       
Uganda NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA) X (NA)   (NA) X X       NA NA NA NA NA 
United Arab Emirates NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                     NA NA NA NA NA  
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 off 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
United States of America X* X         X X X X   X X X     X X X     X X X               
Uruguay NA NA NA NA NA NA X X X X X  X X X X X X X X X X  X X X X X 
Viet Nam   NA NA NA NA   NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA   NA NA NA NA   NA NA NA NA NA 
Zambia NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA (NA)   (NA)   (NA)           NA NA NA NA NA 
Zimbabwe NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA                                                        
1 Information for implementation years 2004 onwar ds refers to EC(25) and from 2007 onwards to EC(27).  Information pertaining to 10 of the new EC member States for the implementation year 
2003 is as follows (Bulgaria and Romania con tinue to be listed in the main table): 
 
MA:1 MA:2 MA:5 DS:1 ES:1 ES:2 
 One -  Imports 
under tariff 
quotas Special 
safeguard Domestic 
support Export 
subsidies Total exports 
 off 2003 2003 2003 2003 2003 
Cyprus NA NA NA X    
Czech Republic X*   X      
Estonia NA NA NA X   NA 
Hungary X* X X X X X 
Latvia X* X NA X X NA 
Lithuania X   NA     NA 
Malta NA NA NA     NA 
Poland X* X X      
Slovak Republic X* X X X X X 
Slovenia X* X NA X X NA 
Explanatory Notes  
(a) A blank indicates that the requirement applies to the Member concerned for the implementation year, but that no notificatio n was received up to the cut-off date.   
(b) "X" indicates that a notification has been issued.  No assessment of the completeness or quality of the notification with r espect to requirements is  made or implied.   
(c) "P" for pending indicates that a notificat ion has been received, but that a reques t or suggestion by the Secretariat for ad ditional information in order to complete the notification has yet to be 
responded to.  An outstanding notification will be ma rked as "P" for a maximum period of six months. 
(d) "X*" indicates that the comprehensive Table MA :1 notification has been revised or supplemented. 
(e) "Xa" indicates that information concerning food aid (c olumn 5 of Table ES:1) has not been provided. 
(f) "NA" indicates that the requirement was not applicable duri ng the period covered either because there are no relevant commi tments (e.g. tariff quotas) or because the Member concerned was not 
yet a WTO Member hence there were no notification requirements pe rtaining to that period. "(NA) " indicates that domestic suppor t notifications are required every second year from LDC 
Members. 
(g) Shaded boxes indicate that the Member concerned has a domes tic support and/or an export su bsidy reduction commitment shown in Section I and/or Section II  of Part IV of its Schedule. G/L/856 
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ABLE ES:3  AND TABLE NF:1  NOTIFICATIONS ISSUED FOR THE 2002-2007  IMPLEMENTATION YEARS  
 
Table ES:3 
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 
Canada Canada Canada Cuba Cuba Switzerland 
Cuba Cuba Cuba South Africa Switzerland  
EC EC EC Switzerland   
Iceland Japan Japan    
Japan Korea Korea    
Korea Norway Norway    
Norway Slovak Republic Slovak Republic    
Romania South Africa South Africa    
Slovak Republic Switzerland Switzerland    
South Africa      
Switzerland      
Tunisia       
      
      
      
 
 
Table NF:1 
2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 
Australia Australia Australia  Australia  Norway 
Canada Canada Canada EC  
Cuba EC EC Norway  
EC Japan Japan Switzerland  
Japan New Zealand New Zealand   New Zealand
  Norway Norway   
Norway South Africa South Africa   
South Africa Switzerland Switzerland   
Switzerland United States    
United States     
     
     
     
Argentina informed the WTO Secretariat on 30 July 2003 that it is no longer a food aid donor under the Food Aid 
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